What is your brain’s thing? Michael Schur, best known as the creator of PARKS AND REC, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, THE GOOD PLACE, and MAN ON THE INSIDE, talks about his new book, co-written with sports writer Joe Posnanski, called BIG FAN: TWO FRIENDS, 82,490 MILES, AND THE WILD, WONDERFUL SPORTS WE LOVE. Plus, the origins of his book HOW TO BE PERFECT and why he thinks AI is a threat to us each finding that special thing that makes our brains happy.

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What is your brain’s thing? Michael Schur, best known as the creator of PARKS AND REC, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, THE GOOD PLACE, and MAN ON THE INSIDE, talks about his new book, co-written with sports writer Joe Posnanski, called BIG FAN: TWO FRIENDS, 82,490 MILES, AND THE WILD, WONDERFUL SPORTS WE LOVE. Plus, the origins of his book HOW TO BE PERFECT and why he thinks AI is a threat to us each finding that special thing that makes our brains happy. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is your brain’s thing? Michael Schur, best known as the creator of PARKS AND REC, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, THE GOOD PLACE, and MAN ON THE INSIDE, talks about his new book, co-written with sports writer Joe Posnanski, called BIG FAN: TWO FRIENDS, 82,490 MILES, AND THE WILD, WONDERFUL SPORTS WE LOVE. Plus, the origins of his book HOW TO BE PERFECT and why he thinks AI is a threat to us each finding that special thing that makes our brains happy.

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Michael Schur

Jesse Thorn, the host of BULLSEYE and a co-founder of the Maximum Fun podcast network. Both projects grew out of Jesse’s college radio program, THE SOUND OF YOUNG AMERICA, and they’ve become a completely worker-owned network, producing over 40 podcasts. We talk about growing up in San Francisco and how he came to love his father’s commitment to Christ’s principles, though choosing the path of atheism for himself

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Jesse Thorn, the host of BULLSEYE and a co-founder of the Maximum Fun podcast network. Both projects grew out of Jesse’s college radio program, THE SOUND OF YOUNG AMERICA, and they’ve become a completely worker-owned network, producing over 40 podcasts. We talk about growing up in San Francisco and how he came to love his father’s commitment to Christ’s principles, though choosing the path of atheism for himself Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jesse Thorn, the host of BULLSEYE and a co-founder of the Maximum Fun podcast network. Both projects grew out of Jesse’s college radio program, THE SOUND OF YOUNG AMERICA, and they’ve become a completely worker-owned network, producing over 40 podcasts. We talk about growing up in San Francisco and how he came to love his father’s commitment to Christ’s principles, though choosing the path of atheism for himself

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Jesse Thorn

Rabbi Susan Goldberg is the founder of Nefesh, which calls itself “an open-hearted Jewish community, welcoming all identities, and cultivating empathy, love and justice.” Nefesh calls its members “kin” and practices implementing their shared values through social action.Rabbi Susan Goldberg has also served on the Los Angeles Unified School District's Faith Advisory Council, and the L.A. County Department of Mental Health’s Interfaith Roundtable. She is a Stanton Fellow of the Durfee Foundation, and received the New Ground Change Maker award and T’ruah’s Rabbinic Human Rights Hero award. Rabbi Susan was the consulting rabbi for the Emmy-winning Amazon Prime series TRANSPARENT and is seen in the documentary Re/Pair. Susan is a 5th generation Angelino born to activist parents. Her mother, an early childhood educator and advocate, founded the Echo Park Silver Lake People's Childcare Center, also known as The Play Group and the Center for Nonviolent Education Parenting (Echo Parenting). Susan’s attorney father started the Working People's Law Center, which is still operating 50 years later.

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Rabbi Susan Goldberg is the founder of Nefesh, which calls itself “an open-hearted Jewish community, welcoming all identities, and cultivating empathy, love and justice.” Nefesh calls its members “kin” and practices implementing their shared values through social action. Rabbi Susan Goldberg has also served on the Los Angeles Unified School District's Faith Advisory Council, and the L.A. County Department of Mental Health’s Interfaith Roundtable. She is a Stanton Fellow of the Durfee Foundation, and received the New Ground Change Maker award and T’ruah’s Rabbinic Human Rights Hero award. Rabbi Susan was the consulting rabbi for the Emmy-winning Amazon Prime series TRANSPARENT and is seen in the documentary Re/Pair. Susan is a 5th generation Angelino born to activist parents. Her mother, an early childhood educator and advocate, founded the Echo Park Silver Lake People's Childcare Center, also known as The Play Group and the Center for Nonviolent Education Parenting (Echo Parenting). Susan’s attorney father started the Working People's Law Center, which is still operating 50 years later. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rabbi Susan Goldberg is the founder of Nefesh, which calls itself “an open-hearted Jewish community, welcoming all identities, and cultivating empathy, love and justice.” Nefesh calls its members “kin” and practices implementing their shared values through social action.Rabbi Susan Goldberg has also served on the Los Angeles Unified School District's Faith Advisory Council, and the L.A. County Department of Mental Health’s Interfaith Roundtable. She is a Stanton Fellow of the Durfee Foundation, and received the New Ground Change Maker award and T’ruah’s Rabbinic Human Rights Hero award. Rabbi Susan was the consulting rabbi for the Emmy-winning Amazon Prime series TRANSPARENT and is seen in the documentary Re/Pair.&nbsp;Susan is a 5th generation Angelino born to activist parents. Her mother, an early childhood educator and advocate, founded the Echo Park Silver Lake People's Childcare Center, also known as The Play Group and the Center for Nonviolent Education Parenting (Echo Parenting). Susan’s attorney father started the Working People's Law Center, which is still operating 50 years later.

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Rabbi Susan Goldberg

Amy Ephron, author of the new mystery novel UNSEASONABLY COLD, says was fueled by a feeling of “collective grief”. You can hear Amy talk more on that subject in the documentary "Everything is Copy" about her eldest sister, Nora Ephron.  In addition to her books for adults, Amy has also written a trilogy of books for middle-grade readers: CASTLE IN THE MIST, CARNIVAL MAGIC and THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL. She also has a collection of autobiographical essays, LOOSE DIAMONDS, the title chapter being written in the wake of her house being robbed.

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Amy Ephron, author of the new mystery novel UNSEASONABLY COLD, says was fueled by a feeling of “collective grief”. You can hear Amy talk more on that subject in the documentary "Everything is Copy" about her eldest sister, Nora Ephron. In addition to her books for adults, Amy has also written a trilogy of books for middle-grade readers: CASTLE IN THE MIST, CARNIVAL MAGIC and THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL. She also has a collection of autobiographical essays, LOOSE DIAMONDS, the title chapter being written in the wake of her house being robbed. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amy Ephron, author of the new mystery novel UNSEASONABLY COLD, says was fueled by a feeling of “collective grief”. You can hear Amy talk more on that subject in the documentary "Everything is Copy" about her eldest sister, Nora Ephron.&nbsp; In addition to her books for adults, Amy has also written a trilogy of books for middle-grade readers: CASTLE IN THE MIST, CARNIVAL MAGIC and THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL. She also has a collection of autobiographical essays, LOOSE DIAMONDS, the title chapter being written in the wake of her house being robbed.

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Amy Ephron

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Host Scott Carter, an award-winning executive producer and writer, known for his work on Real Time with Bill Maher and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, explores codes of religious, cultural and secular conduct. Among Carter's diverse celebrity guests are Martin Short, Bob Costas, Ken Burns, Patricia Heaton, Killer Mike, Sam Harris, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Larry Wilmore, Moon Zappa, Rainn Wilson, Yvonne Orji, Rabbi Steve Leder and Tim Gunn.

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Host Scott Carter, an award-winning executive producer and writer, known for his work on Real Time with Bill Maher and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, explores codes of religious, cultural and secular conduct. Among Carter's diverse celebrity guests are Martin Short, Bob Costas, Ken Burns, Patricia Heaton, Killer Mike, Sam Harris, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Larry Wilmore, Moon Zappa, Rainn Wilson, Yvonne Orji, Rabbi Steve Leder and Tim Gunn.

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